Soldering-iron.



1 R. B MANLEY. -SOLDERING IRON. l PPI-IIGATION FILED FEB. 17, 19

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PATENT einen.

ROBERTE. MANLEY, OF MEDIA, PENNSYLVNIA..

soLDERlNG-IRON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent N0. 736,283, dated August 11,1903. Application filed February 17J 1903. Serial No. 143,769. (No model.)

To all whom t may concern.-

Be it known that I, RQBERT E. MANLEY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Media, in the county of Delaware and State of able soldering-point and provided with a simple and edective means for securing the point to the holder and a means for securing the handle to the body portion of the implement in such a manner as to prevent the said handle from revolving and at the same time providing a means whereby the handle may be easily and quickly removed and'another substituted in its stead.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the soldering-iron with parts broken away and parte shown in section. Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the soldering-iron with parts broken away. Fig. 3 is a sectional view of the soldering-iron cut on 'the line 3 3 of Fig. 1.

The iron consists of the body portion 1, having at one end the venlarged head 2, in

i 4which is cut a circular recess 3. In the bottom `and center of said recess 3 is cut an internelly-threaded recess 4. of less diameter than the recess 3. Near the opposite end the body portion 1 is provided with a shoulder 5,

' against which is adapted to bear one end of the handle 6, said handle 6 having passing along its central longitudinal axis a perforation 7, adapted to receive the outer end of the body portion 1. The extreme outer end of the handle 6 is provided with theenlarged recess 8, which is adapted to receive `the washer 9, and the outer end of the body portion 1 is provided with an internally-threaded recessadapted to receive the screw 10, which passes through the washer 9. The inner face of the "said washer bearing against the bottom of the recess 8 forces the inner end of the handle 6 against the shoulder 5 and prevents said handle from revolving around the body portion 1. By removing the screw 10 and the washer 9 the handle 6 may be slipped off the body portion 1 and a new handle may` be substituted in its stead. The soldering-point 11 is provided at its inner end with an internally-threaded recess 12. The inner end of the said point 1l is adapted to Ht snugly in the recess 3 of the head 2f, and the recess 12 is adapted to register with the recess 4.. The externally-threaded stud 13 engages the threaded recesses et and 12 in a manner as shown in Fig. 1 and firmly holds the parts together. The base of the head 2 may or may not be provided with the dat Vfaces 14, which (if adopted) may be placedin a wrench or vise for holding the body portion while the parts are being assembled or separated.

Having described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

1. An implement consisting of a body portion, an imperforated head fixed to said body portion, ,said head having a recess with an internally-threaded recess located in the bottom thereof, a removable part adapted to fit snugly at one end within said recess and having in its end an internally-threaded recess adapted to register with the threaded recess in the head, an externally threaded stud adapted to enter and engage the registering threaded recesses of the head'and the removable part and hold the parts together.

2. An implement consisting of a body p0rtion, an imperforated head fixed to said body portion, said head having a recess of smooth bore with an internally-threaded recess located in the bottom thereof, a removable part adapted to t snugly at one end within. said recess and having in its end an internallythreaded recess adapted to register with the threaded recess in the head, an externallythreaded stud adapted to enterand engage the registering threaded recesses of the head, and the removable part and hold the parts together.

In testimony whereof I affixlmy signature roo in'the'presence of two witnesses.

ROBERT E. MANLEY.

Witnesses:

F.f W. TODD, H. F. GARDNER. 

